John Herman Stokes

   Cause of his death was Coronary Occlusion - fell dead at home.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Martic Township, Southern District, Lancaster Co., PA (ED#89, page 217A) records John H. (Oct 1873 - PA/PA/PA) and Mary A. (Jan 1876 - PA/PA/PA) Stokes with daughters Clara B. (April 1895), Amril M. (April 1897), and H. (March 1899). John is a farmer and has been married to Mary for 5 years. They have had 3 children. Just a few pages over in the census record is Aldus W. Hagen and his wife Ada. In 1928, their son Oram W. Hagen, who will be born in 1906, will marry the daughter, Margaret, who will be born in 1908.

The WWI draft registration for John Herman Stokes records his date of birth as October 27, 1873. The actual image is not correctly linked at ancestry.com and can not be viewed.

The 1910 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA (ED#118, page 8A) records John H. (37 - PA/PA/PA) and Mary A. (32 - PA/Ire-English/PA) Stokes with children Clara B. (14), Annie (12), and John D. (8), James B. (6), Daniel (4), and Margaret (2). John is a farmer and has been married to Mary for 15 years. They have had 7 children of whom 6 are still living. Also in the household is a hired hand, William Douts (23).

The 1920 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA (ED#104, page 66A) records John H. (46 - PA/PA/PA) and Mary A. (43 - PA/PA/PA) Stokes with children John D. (18), James B. (16), Daniel L. (14), Margaret M. (11), Clement B. (10), Frank L. (8), and Catherine E. (4 10/12). John is a farmer.

The 1930 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA (ED#96, page 115A) records John H. (56 - PA/PA/PA) and Mary A. (53 - PA/Northern Ireland/PA) Stokes (indexed as Staker at ancestry.com) with children Clement B. (21) and Catherine M. (15) living on Lancaster Road. John is a farmer. Near by is Oram and Margaret [Stokes] Hagen at the intersection of Mount Nebo and Lancaster Roads.

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: John H Stokes
Residence: Holtwood, Martic Township
Occupation: Farmer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 69
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1873
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 23 Feb 1943
Death Place: Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Father Name: Daniel Stokes
Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother Name: Anna Herman
Mother Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Spouse Name: Mary A Harkins
Certificate Number: 14340
Informant: Catherine Stokes of Holtwood, PA

John married Mary A. Harkins circa 1895 in Lancaster Co., PA. (Mary A. Harkins was born on 19 Jan 1877 in Lancaster County, PA, died on 28 Sep 1958 in Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried on 2 Oct 1958 in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, PA.) The cause of her death was Coronary Congestion and Edema.